Bolo tie structure



Jan. 23, 1968 J. R. FOX 3,364,500 v BOLO TIE STRUCTURE Filed Aug. 50,1965 INVENTOR JOHN R. FOX

United States Patent ()fltice 3,%4,5@ Patented Jan. 23, 1968 3,364,500BOLD TIE STRUCTURE John R. Fox, 8742 Thornwood Drive, Scottsdale, Ariz.85251 Filed Aug. 30, 1965, Ser. No. 483,751 6 Claims. (Cl. 2-150) Thisinvention relates to a bolo tie structure, and more particularly to abolo tie structure to be worn around a persons neck.

Bolo ties generally comprise a braided leather flexible and yieldabletie held in a clasp of ornamental character, some of these clasps beingmade of silver and, for example, having turquoise or other semi-preciousgems thereon. The bolo tie is generally provided with aestheticfeatures, and particularly the forward faces of the clasp members ofbolo ties have hereinfore been engraved, mounted with semi-precious gemsor ornamented in some fashion to provide costume jewelry effects.

Prior art bolo ties, at their clasp portions, have heretofore beengenerally provided with only a single ornamental or presentable face,while the normally rearward surface of such bolo ties have been providedwith a utilitarian clasp or holding device arranged frictionally to holdthe braided or other flexible structure of the neck encircling tieportion of the bolo tie.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a bolotie comprising a flexible neck encircling structure which may be made ofbraided leather, or the like, and having a tie holding bolo structurecomprising opposed presentable faces, each of which may displaydifferent engraving, ornamentation or serni-precious gems, as desired,whereby ornamental and holding structure may be reversible ordouble-sided.

Another object of the invention is to provide a very novel bolo tiestructure wherein the flexible neck encircling tie portions of the boloare frictionally held in channels disposed between contiguous members,each having a presentable face and a contiguous face; the contiguousfaces being engaged with each other and provided with opposed coincidingrecesses to retain the neck encircling portions of the bolo tie.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bolo tie having aholding structure composed of two identical plate members each of whichis provided with a presentable face on opposite sides of the holdingstructure and each of which is provided with a contiguous face which isengaged with a complemental face of the other member and each face beingprovided with a corresponding projection and a corresponding receivingrecess, whereby the projections and recesses are interengaged to holdthe two members of the holding structure together at their contiguousfaces.

Another object of the invention is to provide a very attractive bolo tiewhich is economical to produce and which has reversible presentablefaces, each of which may carry or support a variety of costume jewelryor ornamentation.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention may be apparentfrom the following specification, appended claims and accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bolo tie, in accordance with thepresent invention, and showing portions of the neck encircling structureof the tie fragmentarily;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken from the line 2--2 of FIG. 1 showingthe neck encircling tie portions omitted;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken from the line 3-3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 1, but showing a modifiedform of the invention; and

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken from the line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

As shown in FIG. 1 of the drawings, the bolo tie of the presentinvention comprises a generally flexible or yieldable neck encirclingtie structure having opposite end portions and 12 which are generallyintegral with a loop passing around the back of a persons neck and theseportions 10 and 12 may be of braided leather, or the like.

These portions 10 and 12 are held frictionally in a bolo holdingstructure 14 composed of a pair of plate members 16 and 18. The platemember 16 is provided with a presentable face 20 and the plate member 18is provided with a presentable face 22. The plate member 16 is providedwith a contiguous face 24 which is contiguous with a correspondingcontiguous face 26 of the plate member 18.

Recessed within the contiguous face 24 are bol-o passage recesses 28 and30 which correspond and align with passage recesses 32 and 34,respectively, which are recessed in the contiguous face 26 of the platemember 18.

The plate members 16 and 18 are preferably identical and, thus, the formof the passage recesses 32 and 34, shown in FIG. 2 of the drawings, aresimilar and corresponding with the respective passages 2:8 and 30 of theplate member 16.

It will be seen that the passage recesses 32 and 34 are provided withopen ends 36 and 38, respectively, at a normally upper end 40 of theplate member 18, while the passage recesses 32 and 34 are provided withopen ends 42 and 44, at the normally lower end 46 of the plate member18.

The plate member 18, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 of the drawings, isprovided with a projection 48 extending from its contiguous side 26; theprojection 48 being adjacent one edge 50 of the plate member 18 and theplate member 18 is also provided with a corresponding recess 52 near anedge 54 opposite to the edge 59. Thus, each plate member 16 and 18 isidentical and being provided with a corresponding projection 48 andrecess 52, such that the projection 48 of the plate member 18 may fit ina corresponding recess 52 of the plate member 16 and whereby theprojection 48 of the plate member 16 may fit into a corresponding recess52 of the plate member 18.

In the modification, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 of the drawings, theinvention comprises a pair of plate members 56 and 57 provided withrespective presentable faces 58 and 60 and respective contiguous faces62 and 64.

The presentable faces 58 and 60 are similar to the presentable faces Zlland 22 of the plate members 16 and 18.

The holding structure of the modification, as shown in FIG. 4 comprisingboth plates 65 and 57 is designated 64 and opposite edges 66 and 68 ofthis holding structure of the modified bolo includes passages 7t) and72, respectively, which are formed of semicircular in cross-sectionrecesses in the respective faces 62 and 64, these contiguous faces beinginterrupted by the recess passage portions and the passages 70 and 72are open at the opposite edges 66 and 68. The passage 68 being similarto the passage 70 is formed by a substantially semicircular incross-section recess portion 74 in the contiguous face 62 and acorresponding semicircular in cross-section passage recess 76 in thecontiguous face 64. These passages extend and are open from a normallyupper end 78 to a lower end 80 of the holding structure 64 of the bolo.

As shown in FIG. 5 of the drawings, the plate member 56 is provided witha projection 82 extending from its contiguous face 62 and is alsoprovided with a recess 84 extending inwardly relative to the contiguousface 62. These projection and recessed structures 82 and 84 correspondwith the hereinbefore described projection and recessed structures 48and 52, respectively, so that the plates 56 and 57 are identical and thebolo holding structure 64 differs from the structure 14, in that thebolo tie holding passages are in the outer edges of the holdingstructure, rather than extending through internal passages, such as thepassages 32 and 34, shown in FIG. 2 of the drawings.

It will be understood that the opposed portions 74 and 75 of thepassages 70 and 72 are substantially closer together than the overalldiameter of the bolo tie portions 16 and 12 and that these tie portionsbeing of braided leather are yieldably clamped such that they may heslidably moved through the holding passages, but attains sufficientfrictional engagement therein to hold these tie portions securely in theholding structures 14 and 64, respectively.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications of the present invention may be resorted to in a mannerlimited only by a just interpretation of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a bolo tie structure, the combination of: a pair of substantiallyflat opposed plate members; each plate member having a substantiallyflat presentable face portion and a substantially fiat opposed faceportion; said opposed face portions being contiguous with each other;means securing said members together; recessed passage portions, in eachof said opposed face portions, and opposed to and coinciding with othercorresponding passage portions in each of said opposed face portions;and bolo tie portions frictionally held between said opposed platemembers and in said respective opposed passage portions.

2. In a bolo tie structure, the combination of: a pair of opposed platemembers; each plate member having a presentable face portion and anopposed face portion; said opposed face portions being contiguous witheach other; means securing said members together; recessed passageportions, in each of said opposed face portions, and opposed to andcoinciding with other corresponding passage portions in each of saidopposed face portions; and bolo tie portions frictionally held betweensaid opposed plate members and in said respective opposed passageportions; said passage portions being curved and tending frictionally toretain said bolo tie portions therein.

3. In a bolo tie structure, the combination of: a pair of substantiallyflat opposed plate members; each plate member having a substantiallyflat presentable face portion and a substantially fiat opposed faceportion; said opposed face portions being contiguous with each other;means securing said members together; recessed passage portions, in eachof said opposed face portions, and opposed to and coinciding with othercorresponding passage portions in each of said opposed face portions;and bolo tie portions frictionally held between said opposed platemembers and in said respective opposed passage portions; said platemembers being substantially identical to each other.

4. In a bolo tie structure, the combination of: a pair of opposed platemembers; each plate member having a presentable face portion and anopposed face portion; said opposed face portions being contiguous witheach other; means securing said members together; recessed passageportions, in each of said opposed face portions, and opposed to andcoinciding with other corresponding passage portions in each of saidopposed face portions and bolo tie portions frictionally held betweensaid opposed plate members and in said respective opposed passageportions; said plate members being substantially identical to eachother; said means comprising a projection extending from each of saidopposed faces and each opposed face having a complemental recess thereinholding said projection of the corresponding one of said opposed faces.

5. In a bolo tie structure, the combination of: a pair of opposed platemembers; each plate member having a presentable face portion and anopposed face portion; said opposed face portions being contiguous witheach other; means securing said members together; recessed passageportions, in each of said opposed face portions, and opposed to andcoinciding with other corresponding passage portions in each of saidopposed face portions; and bolo tie portions frictionally held betweensaid opposed plate members and in said respective opposed passageportions; said plate members being substantially identical to eachother; said means comprising a projection extending from each of saidopposed faces and each opposed face having a complemental recess thereinholding said projection of the corresponding one of said opposed faces;said projections being frictionally locked in said correspondingrecesses.

6. In a bolo tie structure, the combination of: a pair of opposed platemembers; each plate member having a presentable face portion and anopposed face portion; said opposed face portions being contiguous witheach other; means securing said members together; recessed passageportions, in each of said opposed face portions, and opposed to andcoinciding with other corresponding passage portions in each of saidopposed face portions; and bolo tie portions frictionally held betweensaid opposed plate members and in said respective opposed passageportions; said plate members being substantially identical to eachother; said bolo tie portions being substantially circular incross-section, said opposed passages being of a depth slightly less thanthe radius of the crosssection of said bolo tie portions, said bolo tieportions being of yieldable construction.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,708,470 4/1929 Eckert et al2150 X 1,891,947 12/1932 Powell 2-150 X 2,592,696 4/1952 Hoody 2-15O X2,709,438 5/1955 Murray 2-150 X 2,896,217 7/1959 Cedarstatf 215O PATRICKD. LAWSON, Primary Examiner,

1. IN A BOLO TIE STRUCTURE, THE COMBINATION OF: A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLYFLAT OPPOSED PLATE MEMBERS; EACH PLATE MEMBER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLYFLAT PRESENTABLE FACE PORTION AND A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT OPPOSED FACEPORTION; SAID OPPOSED FACE PORTIONS BEING CONTIGUOUS WITH EACH OTHER;MEANS SECURING SAID MEMBERS TOGETHER; RECESSED PASSAGE PORTIONS, IN EACHOF SAID OPPOSED FACE PORTIONS, AND OPPOSED TO AND COINCIDING WITH OTHERCORRESPONDING PASSAGE PORTIONS IN EACH OF SAID OPPOSED FACE PORTIONS;AND BOLO TIE PORTIONS FRICTIONALLY HELD BETWEEN SAID OPPOSED PLATEMEMBERS AND IN SAID RESPECTIVE OPPOSED PASSAGE PORTIONS.